Classic Cars: Restoration & Repair Manuals (3/3)

Automotive Machining - A Guide to Boring, Decking, Honing and More

Classic and older engines typically require extensive machining and almost every major component of engine, including block, heads, intake, crankshaft, and pistons, require some sort of machining and fitment.
A detailed, authoritative, and thorough automotive engine-machining guide for the hard-core enthusiast has not been available until now. Mike Mavrigian, editor of Engine Building Professional, walks you through each important machining procedure.

A stock 300-hp engine build has far different requirements than a 1,000-hp drag race engine, and Mavrigian reveals the different machining procedures and plans according to application and engine design. The author also shows you how to inspect, measure, and evaluate components so you can provide astute guidance and make the best machine work choices.
Machining procedures included are cylinder boring, align boring/honing, decking, valveseat cutting, cam tunnel boring, and a multitude of other services. In addition, multi-angle valve jobs, setting the valveseats, altering rocker arm ratio, re-conditioning connecting rods, and machining and matching valvetrain components are also covered.

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Author:	Mike Mavrigian
Details:	192 pages, 11 x 8.7 x 0.51 in (28 x 22 x 1.3 cm), paperback
Illustrations:	495 color photos
Language:	English
Publisher:	CarTech Inc (USA, 2017)
ISBN:	9781613252833

Repairing and Restoring Classic Car Components

On modern cars, damaged components are regarded as items to be thrown away and replaced. Spares are readily available, and the high cost of labour makes repair uneconomic for commercial garages. But for a classic car the story is quite different.

This book - expertly written and clearly illustrated - shows the enthusiast how to rescue, repair and restore old components. It will be indispensable to people wanting to keep a restored car on the road as well as those undertaking a full rebuild.

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Author:	Peter Wallage, John Wallage
Details:	176 pages, 10.8 x 8.5 x 0.87 in (27.5 x 21.5 x 2.2 cm), hardback
Illustrations:	330 b&w and color photos
Language:	English (technical dictionaries in 19 languages are available for free download here)
Publisher:	Haynes Publishing (GB, 2002)
ISBN:	9781859606940

Robert Bentley's Repair Manual for British Cars

This classic guide to vintage British car repair and maintenance is illustrated with detailed photographs, technical diagrams and charts.
With fourteen chapters covering topics ranging from engine overhaul & reconditioning, curing universal joint failure and solving cooling system problems, this service manual is a vintage reference source of technical automotive repair information for pre-1970 British marque vehicles.

Author "Johnny" Organ brought the extensive practical experience he gained working at the British Motor Company and the BMC Rally Team to "Robert Bentley's Repair Manual for British Cars".

Originally published in 1970 in the United Kingdom as the "Foulis Overhaul Manual for British Cars", this comprehensive repair manual is a classic in the field of British car repair and maintenance guides.

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Author:	John Organ
Details:	376 pages, 10 x 7.1 x 0.79 in (25.5 x 18 x 2 cm), paperback
Illustrations:	225 b&w photos and 152 drawings
Language:	English
Publisher:	Bentley Publishers (USA, 1970)
ISBN:	9780837600413

Screwcutting

A guide to the theory and practice of threads and thread-making, whether that is threading a hole using hand tools or cutting a thread using a lathe. The book covers details of the major threadforms, such as metric, Whitworth and Unified threads, as well as the British Association (BA) and Model Engineering (ME and MME) series, the smaller metric and Unified threads, pipe threads, and specialist threads such as ACME, trapezoidal and RMS microscope threads.

Techniques for making threads manually, as well as screwcutting in the lathe are also covered.
As well as covering the basics of screwcutting, this book examines higher-level and advanced techniques, using case studies to demonstrate what can be achieved - fine, accurate and well-finished work.

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Author:	Marcus Bowman
Details:	160 pages, 10.25 x 8.5 x 0.59 in (26 x 21.5 x 1.5 cm), hardback
Illustrations:	268 color photos, 100 drawings
Language:	English
Publisher:	The Crowood Press Ltd (GB, 2015)
ISBN:	9781847979995

Which Oil? - Choosing the Right Oils & Greases for Your Antique, Vintage, Veteran, Classic or Collector Car

If you own a classic car, you face the problem of choosing the appropriate lubricants to use in its engine, gear box, final drive and chassis. The original owner's handbook, if you have one, is probably of limited use. The lubricants that it lists are probably no longer available, or not of the original performance or specification level.

Even if you have some good information, you still have problems: are modern oils suitable? If yes, which ones? (Even within a single brand there may be five or six different oils sold for apparently the same purpose.) If no, then why not? What characteristics are unsuitable, and where do you turn to obtain an appropriate oil?

This book gives all owners the information that will allow them to understand the lubrication needs of their cars, and to relate those needs to modern lubricants.
You will be able to make correct and safe choices, or to seek out appropriate specialised lubricants if necessary, using step-by-step instructions. Answers are also given to many of the most commonly-asked questions about suitable oils for classic cars.

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Author:	Richard Michell
Details:	128 pages, 8.1 x 5.9 x 0.43 in (20.5 x 15 x 1.1 cm), paperback
Illustrations:	34 photos
Language:	English
Publisher:	Veloce Publishing Ltd (GB, 2011)
ISBN:	9781845843656

1000 Schrauber-Tipps für Einsteiger - Für Liebhaber von Old- und Youngtimer

This manual is aimed at classic and vintage car drivers who want to carry out the most important work on their vehicles themselves. It begins by imparting basic knowledge, including the selection and recognition of high-quality tools, setting up a workshop and understanding mechanics, vehicle electrics and bodywork.

The practical part covers topics such as carrying out a full inspection, restoration approaches and what to do in the event of a breakdown. The manual also offers advice on obtaining spare parts, recommended literature for mechanics and essential small parts. A comprehensive source for anyone who wants to get their hands dirty.

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Author:	Hans-Jörg Götzl
Details:	208 pages, 9.7 x 6.9 x 0.67 in (24.5 x 17.5 x 1.7 cm), paperback
Illustrations:	360 photos and drawings
Language:	German
Publisher:	Motorbuch Verlag (D, 2023)
ISBN:	9783613046009

Kutschenlack, Asphaltschwarz & Nitroglanz - Fahrzeuglackierung zwischen 1900 und 1945

When reconditioning technical components or the interior, examining the materials originally used is now a matter of course and is sufficiently documented in the literature. However, there has been a huge gap on the subject of vehicle paints.

This book reproduces the doctoral thesis "Geschichte, Werkstoffe and Techniken der Fahrzeuglackierung zwischen 1900 and 1945", with which the graduate restorer Dr. Gundula Tutt not only wrote the most comprehensive reference work on vehicle paintwork in the pre-war period, but also laid the foundation for her career as the most knowledgeable paint expert and one of the best-known classic car restorers.

This book is a must for anyone who is involved in the restoration of historic vehicles: In a language that is understandable even for laypeople, it provides over 380 pages of practical assistance for the preservation and restoration of historic vehicles and provides deep insights into an area of classic car restoration that, despite its obvious role, has so far received little attention.

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Author:	Gundula Tutt
Details:	380 pages, 9.8 x 8.5 in (25 x 21.5 cm), hardback
Illustrations:	extensively illustrated
Language:	German
Publisher:	Karren Publishing (D, 2018)
ISBN:	9783947060023